Lisa Burnapp has a background in nephrology and transplantation and was appointed as a Consultant Nurse in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, following completion of her MA in Medical Law and Ethics in 2002. She retains a clinical attachment there with a special interest in altruistic organ donation. As Lead Nurse for Living Donation within NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) she has led on the development of UK Strategy for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation. She is an active member of the British Transplantation Society (BTS), having Co-Chaired the Living Donor Transplantation Forum since it was established in 2004 and served on Council and the Ethics Committee. She is a member of the BTS Standards Committee, through which she has co-edited and published best practice guidelines in areas of donation and transplantation practice. Within the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT), she Chairs the European Donation and Transplant Co-ordination Organisation (EDTCO) and is a member of the living organ donation working group within the Ethical, Legal and Psychological Aspects of Transplantation (ELPAT). She is a member of the Human Tissue Authority Transplantation Advisory Group and supports the training and development of healthcare professionals in organ donation and transplantation in a variety of national and international settings. She was awarded a fellowship of the British Renal Society in May 2012.